The leu accelerated the trend of depreciation over the last week, due to the domestic political tensions, and separated from the regional evolutions. The Romanian currency is the only in Central and Eastern Europe which dropped against euro since the beginning of the year, show the data analysed by Profit.ro. Euro reached new historic levels against the leu at each of the last four meetings for tradings and which is closer to the threshold of 5 lei at the official quotation of BNR. The weakness of the leu is deepened by the political crisis which could end with the destruction of the governing alliance after the USR-PLUS ministers resigned from the Citu Cabinet. ‘ The government of the premier Citu is close to collapse. This influenced both the currency and the sovereign bonds’ showed a notice of Erste Research, quoted by Profit.ro. Euro increased with almost a quarter percentage point against the leu over the last week, while it was stable against the Polish Zlot and the Czech Krone and dropped against the Hungarian Forint by 0.4%. The Forint is on a growing trend, after the central bank increased the key interest and entered a cycle of strengthening of the monetary policy. The expectations of the analysts are that the central bank of Poland is going to increase the key interest, although the governor Adam Glapinski stated that it was not the case. The Romanian leu went the worst from the Central and Eastern Europe this year – euro increased against the Romanian currency by almost 2% while it dropped against the Zloty by 1%, by more than 3% against the Krone and over 4% against the Forint.
East Grain Group and Poultry Investment SA have acquired the 45% stake previously held by UBM Group in UBM Feed Romania, thus becoming equal shareholders in one of Romania's largest feed producers, which will now operate under the brand Protena. East Grain is controlled by Czech agri-food group Agrofert, one of the largest agribusiness groups […]
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has appointed Ruxandra Băndilă as its executive director. Băndilă will coordinate FIC's activity and "will contribute to strengthening the dialogue with authorities, consolidating the organization's positioning as a reliable partner in promoting a stable and predictable business environment, as well as supporting Romania's becoming a competitive and attractive destination for […]
Romania’s European projects and investments minister, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced that he will notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the purchase of electric minibuses for students with EU funds. The minister said that “multiple dysfunctions” were noted in how the EU funds were used in the project. Aside from notifying the EPPO, the minister […]
Only about 44% of employees in Romania say they have used AI in the past year, while the average usage rate in the 48 countries included in the report was 57%, according to the PwC Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025 report. India and Vietnam are at the top, with 84%, followed by China (78%). […]
A new four-star hotel is set to rise next to Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, following a EUR 45.5 million investment announced by real estate developer D. GROUP. The Wyndham Garden Bucharest Airport Hotel, scheduled to open in July 2027, will introduce the Wyndham Garden brand to Romania for the first time. Located 150 metres […]
Romania ranks 3rd in a European heatwave vulnerability ranking and will experience 3 heatwave events annually, lasting 17 cumulative days with average temperatures of 36.82°C, placing it ahead of all Mediterranean countries, according to new research from climate system experts at Reinders Corporation. The study analysed climate modelling data, heatwave frequency, and average temperatures across […]
